Texas Rangers Hall of Fame pitcher John Wetteland indicted on 3 child sex charges…
March 28, 2019
Wetteland, 52, was arrested in mid-January after a relative accused him of forcing them to perform sex acts on him three times beginning in 2004, when the relative was just 4 years old.
Rand Paul announces Amendment to Mueller Report Resolution That Demands Release of Obama’s Communications Concerning Decision to Investigate Trump Campaign…
March 28, 2019
“What we need to discover, and we do not yet know, was President Obama involved? Was this done for partisan purposes? Was this done to try to elect Hillary Clinton?” Sen. Paul asked on the Senate floor.
You can watch Senator Paul’s full remarks HERE:
50 women are suing Salesforce, accusing it of selling software to an online sex marketplace that pleaded guilty to human trafficking…
March 28, 2019
- 50 women who say they were sexually abused as victims of a sex marketplace called Backpage are suing Salesforce.
- They allege that the San Francisco software company, known for its actions on civil rights, helped Backpage run its business by providing software and consulting services.
Why Is Georgia Buying Insecure Voting Machines? It Doesn’t Matter, They Are…
March 28, 2019
The most basic rule of deduction is that a simple explanation is far better than a complex one. The fewer assumptions one has to make, the fewer leaps of logic, the more likely it is that a conclusion is correct. So when we ask why the Georgia Republican Party is so dead set on spending $150 million to purchase voting machines that experts resoundingly agree are vulnerable to hacking, what’s the simplest explanation? That they don’t care?
This is coming from extreme left-wing Gizmodo, but it needs to be shared. Why do the Republicans support this? How is this better than paper ballots? Is this more secure than the touch screens they previously had? For DEMs to disagree with this makes it seem like DEMs are hiding something about this and REPs are right about it. Regardless, anons need to look deeper into this.
Facebook Charged Over Targeted Housing Ads Allegedly Discriminating By Race, Gender, Zip Code and Religion…
March 28, 2019
he charges build on a complaint filed in August, finding that there is reasonable cause to believe Facebook has served ads that violate the Fair Housing Act.
“Facebook is discriminating against people based upon who they are and where they live,” HUD Secretary Ben Carson said in a statement. “Using a computer to limit a person’s housing choices can be just as discriminatory as slamming a door in someone’s face.”
Kim Foxx Rushes To Find Cases With Similar Leniency, Only Ends Up Proving How Corrupt The Deal Was — Stage one thinking at its finest…
March 28, 2019
She didn't really plan ahead all that well. She should of had one of her flunkies prepare a list of similar cases beforehand. Will she take the fall for Harris?
Chicago seeks $130G from Jussie Smollett as actor’s legal team demands apology from mayor, police chief…
March 28, 2019
"It is the Mayor and the Police Chief who owe Jussie - owe him an apology - for dragging an innocent man’s character through the mud. Jussie has paid enough," the legal team's statement said.
According to the city law department, the city of Chicago is seeking "immediate payment" of the $130,000 "expended on overtime hours in the investigation of this matter," adding that if the amount is not paid within 7 days the "Department of Law may prosecute" Smollett "for making a false statement to the City" or "pursue any other legal remedy available at law."
California agency is exposing millions of people to identity theft, audit finds…
March 28, 2019
The California agency tasked with distributing unemployment, disability and parental leave benefits routinely puts recipients at risk for identity theft by including their full Social Security numbers and other personal information on millions of documents mailed each year, according to a state audit released Thursday.
And while the Employment Development Department agrees that it should immediately stop printing Social Security numbers on so many documents, it will be two years before the agency could do so because of its aged computer system.
Leaked emails reveal Facebook’s intense internal discussion over Alex Jones’ ‘anti-Semitic’ post on Instagram…
March 28, 2019
The leaked emails offer a window into the intense internal discussions and disagreements Facebook executives have over harmful content, and concern over how its actions will be portrayed in the press.
The emails revealed that Instagram is considering labeling Jones a "hate figure," which would involve barring him from the platform. Jones was barred from Facebook last year.
A Facebook spokesman said the email exchange shows that content moderation often involves some of the "hardest decisions we have to make as a company."🔴 Watch: President Donald Trump Holds MAGA Rally in Grand Rapids, MI
March 28, 2019
Not The Onion: Jussie Smollett is nominated for an NAACP Award, and host Anthony Anderson hopes he wins…
March 28, 2019
Smollett is nominated for the 2019 NAACP Image Awards, scheduled for Saturday. Six-time host and "Black-ish" star Anthony Anderson told Variety on Wednesday that he hopes to see the controversial actor there.
“I hope he wins," Anderson added. "I’m happy for him that the system worked for him in his favor because the system isn’t always fair, especially for people of color. So I’m glad it worked out for him."
Puerto Rico governor cautions White House: ‘If the bully gets close, I’ll punch the bully in the mouth’…
March 28, 2019
The sick Governor said this even after the Trump Administration allocated $91 billion for the U.S. territory, a figure which Trump said was substantially more than what was set aside for Texas or Florida.
Russia Orders Major VPN Providers to Block ‘Banned’ Sites…
March 28, 2019
Ten major VPN providers have been ordered by Russian authorities to begin blocking sites present in the country's national blacklist. NordVPN, ExpressVPN, IPVanish and HideMyAss are among those affected. TorGuard also received a notification and has pulled its services out of Russia with immediate effect.
Office Depot rigged PC malware scans to sell unneeded $300 tech support…
March 28, 2019
The FTC yesterday announced that Office Depot and its software supplier, Support.com, have agreed to pay a total of $35 million in settlements with the agency. Office Depot agreed to pay $25 million while Support.com will pay the other $10 million. The FTC said it intends to use the money to provide refunds to wronged consumers.
Twitter considering labeling Trump tweets that violate rules…
March 28, 2019
A Twitter executive on Wednesday said the company is considering a new feature that will label tweets from politicians, including President Trump, when they violate Twitter rules.
Vijaya Gadde, Twitter's head of legal, policy, and trust and safety, at a Washington Post event on Wednesday said the company might start annotating offensive tweets from public figures with a message about why they remain up.
Texas AG Ken Paxton Officially Launches Investigation Into Chick-Fil-A Ban…
March 28, 2019
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Thursday that he will be launching an investigation into San Antonio city councilmen after they banned Chick-fil-A from the San Antonio International Airport over “anti-LGBTQ behavior.”
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Paxton also penned a letter to Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao urging for a federal investigation to be opened, according to documents obtained by KEN5. The city of San Antonio may have violated federal law and Transportation Department regulations by denying a contract to Chick-fil-A on religious grounds after voting to remove the franchise from a new airport concession contract.DHS to ask Congress for sweeping authority to deport unaccompanied migrant children…
March 28, 2019
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen will ask Congress for the authority to deport unaccompanied migrant children more quickly, to hold families seeking asylum in detention until their cases are decided and to allow immigrants to apply for asylum from their home countries, according to a copy of the request obtained by NBC News.
In a letter to Congress, Nielsen said she will be seeking a legislative proposal in the coming days to address what she called the "root causes of the emergency" that has led to a spike in border crossings in recent weeks. The letter has not yet been sent.
Trump Overrides Admin Decision To Slash Special Olympics Funding…
March 28, 2019
Having seen Education Secretary Betsy DeVos slammed today as she tried to defend the department’s proposed budget cuts - including the elimination of funding for the Special Olympics - in a hearing before House lawmakers this afternoon, President Trump has - for the second time in a week - overridden his administration, telling a pool of reporters that the Special Olympics will be funded.
Good news for Schiff, Schumer, and Pelosi.
They will be able to compete for the Gold Medal in the Autistic Toilet Flush
Wells Fargo CEO Tim Sloan Steps Down…
March 28, 2019
Wells Fargo CEO and president Tim Sloan abruptly stepped down Thursday, announcing his retirement amid new criticism of the bank's efforts to recover from a 2016 scandal over millions of fake accounts and other financial missteps.
The 31-year veteran of one of the nation's largest banks appeared to allude to the continuing problems facing Wells as the company issued a statement that said he would retire in June.
Charges Reportedly Near for Obama and Clinton Staffer Greg Craig Caught Up in the Mueller Probe…
March 28, 2019
This would mean he would become the first Democrat to have been busted as a result of the Mueller probe. As CNN noted in its report about charges, the case was referred out from Mueller to the Southern District of New York (SDNY).
This didn't age well.